Definitions for uprootʌpˈrut, -ˈrʊt
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
up•rootʌpˈrut, -ˈrʊt(v.t.)
to pull out by or as if by the roots.
to destroy or eradicate as if by pulling out roots.
to displace or remove violently, as from a home, country, customs, or way of life.
(v.i.)to become uprooted.
Origin of uproot:
1610–20
Princeton's WordNet
uproot, deracinate(verb)
move (people) forcibly from their homeland into a new and foreign environment
"The war uprooted many people"
uproot, eradicate, extirpate, root out, exterminate(verb)
destroy completely, as if down to the roots
"the vestiges of political democracy were soon uprooted" "root out corruption"
uproot, extirpate, deracinate, root out(verb)
pull up by or as if by the roots
"uproot the vine that has spread all over the garden"
Wiktionary
uproot(Verb)
To root up; to tear up by the roots, or as if by the roots; to extirpate.
uproot(Verb)
To remove utterly; to eradicate.
Webster Dictionary
Uproot(verb)
to root up; to tear up by the roots, or as if by the roots; to remove utterly; to eradicate; to extirpate
Translations for uproot
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
uproot(verb)
to pull (a plant etc) out of the earth with the roots
I uprooted the weeds and burnt them.
- ontwortel, uittrekAfrikaans

- يَقْتَلِعArabic

- изкоренявамBulgarian

- desenraizarPortuguese (BR)

- vytrhnout i s kořenyCzech

- ausreißenGerman

- rykke op med rodDanish

- ξεριζώνωGreek

- desarraigar, arrancarSpanish

- välja juurimaEstonian

- از ریشه درآوردنFarsi

- kiskoa juurineenFinnish

- déracinerFrench

- לַעֲקוֹר מִן הַשוֹרֶשHebrew

- जड़ से उखाड़नाHindi

- iskorijenitiCroatian

- gyökerestül kitépHungarian

- mencabutIndonesian

- uppræta; rífa upp með rótumIcelandic

- sradicare, estirpareItalian

- 根こそぎにするJapanese

- 뿌리째 뽑다Korean

- išrauti su šaknimisLithuanian

- izraut ar saknēmLatvian

- mencabutMalay

- met wortel en al uittrekkenDutch

- rykke opp med rotaNorwegian

- wyrwać z korzeniamiPolish

- از ریشه درآوردنPersian

- له مونډه ويستل، له بيخه كښل، له نيلو ويستل، له سټپې ايستل، له منځ وړل، پوپنا كول، ورك كولPashto

- desenraizarPortuguese

- a dezrădăcinaRomanian

- вырывать с корнемRussian

- vytrhnúť aj s koreňmiSlovak

- izpulitiSlovenian

- iskorenitiSerbian

- rycka upp med rötternaSwedish

- ถอนต้นไม้Thai

- kökünden sökmekTurkish

- 連根拔起Chinese (Trad.)

- виривати з коренем, викорінюватиUkrainian

- جڑ سے اکھاڑناUrdu

- nhổ bật rễVietnamese

- 连根拔起Chinese (Simp.)

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